Genetic parameters for survival and diameter were estimated from measurements from 4 to 5 year old progeny trials of Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus in Australia and Portugal. The trials comprised over 660 open- pollinated families, covering the natural range of species. Individual narrow sense heritabilities for survival were moderate to high (average h2(op) = 0.31). Correlations between survival at different sites were also moderate to high ranging from 0.16 to 0.92 (average of 0.48), suggesting that in some instances survival ability can be determined by different genes. Diameter and survival were also positively correlated within sites (average r(g) = 0.54).

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Research Division:	Biological Sciences
Research Group:	Genetics
Research Field:	Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics
Objective Division:	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
Objective Group:	Other Plant Production and Plant Primary Products
Objective Field:	Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	Chambers, PGS (Dr Paul Gregory Scott Chambers)
UTAS Author:	Borralho, NMG (Dr Nuno Borralho)
UTAS Author:	Potts, BM (Professor Brad Potts)
ID Code:	6833
Year Published:	1996
Web of Science® Times Cited:	30
Deposited By:	Plant Science
Deposited On:	1996-08-01
Last Modified:	2009-07-31
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